{"id":16068,"date":"2020-07-02T15:38:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T19:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=16068"},"modified":"2020-07-02T15:45:57","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T19:45:57","slug":"the-books-of-june-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/16068","title":{"rendered":"The Books of June"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year is insane. But you already knew that.<\/p>\n

I read some good books this month–even a newish release!–but I re-read a lot, so only a few new reads I want to mention.<\/p>\n

\"Turning<\/a>Oddly enough, it was all fantasy that floated to the top this month.<\/p>\n

NPCs<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Drew Hayes<\/a> is the first book in his Spells, Swords, & Stealth series, and it is (unsurprisingly) wonderful<\/em>. It’s sword and sorcery, except that the actions of D&D gamers are able to affect the people who live in this world. Like everything Drew Hayes, it’s a delight.<\/p>\n

Turning Darkness Into Light<\/em><\/a> by\u00a0Marie Brennan<\/a> is a sequel of sorts to her Lady Trent series, where we follow Lady Trent’s granddaughter, as she and a friend attempt to translate some ancient tablets that were discovered. <\/p>\n

The House in the Cerulean Sea<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0TJ Klune<\/a> is a fantasy that seems like it wants to be YA (since many of the characters are teenagers) but with all the bureaucracy, really isn’t quite one. It is, however, fun and well-worth reading.<\/p>\n

Fantasy
\n<\/strong>
\nNPCs<\/em><\/a> (2014) Drew Hayes<\/a> (Spells, Swords, & Stealth) 8\/10<\/a>
\nTurning Darkness Into Light<\/em><\/a> (2019) Marie Brennan<\/a> 9\/10<\/a><\/p>\n

Fantasy, Supernatural
\n<\/strong>
\nThe Grimrose Path<\/em><\/a> (2010) Rob Thurman<\/a> (Trickster) 9\/10<\/a>
\nThe House in the Cerulean Sea<\/em><\/a> (2020) TJ Klune<\/a> 8\/10<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>Mystery
\n<\/strong>
\nDeath in D Minor<\/em><\/a> (2017) Alexia Gordon<\/a> (Gethsemane Brown Mysteries) 7.5\/10<\/a><\/p>\n

Mystery, Historical
\n<\/strong>
\nMiss Marple
\n4.50 from Paddington<\/em><\/a> (1957) Agatha Christie<\/a> 9.5\/10<\/a>
\nA Caribbean Mystery<\/a><\/em> (1964) Agatha Christie<\/a> 9\/10<\/a>
\nThe Mirror Crack\u2019d from Side to Side<\/a><\/em> (1962) Agatha Christie<\/a> 8.5\/10<\/a>,<\/p>\n

Romance, Historical
\n<\/strong>
\nAs Luck Would Have It<\/a><\/em> (2016) Alissa Johnson<\/a> (Providence) 8.5\/10<\/a><\/p>\n

Romance, LGBT
\n<\/strong>
\nUpside Down<\/em><\/a> (2019) N.R. Walker<\/a> 8.5\/10<\/a>
\nBlank Spaces<\/em><\/a> (2016) Cass Lennox<\/a> (Toronto Connections) 8.5\/10<\/a>
\nSins of the Cities
\nAn Unseen Attraction<\/em><\/a> (2017) 8\/10<\/a>
\nAn Unnatural Vice<\/em><\/a> (2017) K.J. Charles<\/a> 8\/10<\/a>
\nAn Unsuitable Heir<\/em><\/a> (2017) K.J. Charles<\/a> 7.5\/10<\/a>
\nSociety of Gentlemen
\nA Fashionable Indulgence<\/em><\/a> \u00a0(2015) K.J. Charles<\/a> 8\/10<\/a>
\nA Seditious Affair<\/em><\/a> (2015) K.J. Charles<\/a> 8\/10<\/a>
\n\"Upside<\/a>Seducing the Sedgwicks
\nIt Takes Two to Tumble<\/em><\/a> (2017) Cat Sebastian<\/a> 8\/10<\/a>
\nA Gentleman Never Keeps Score<\/em><\/a> (2018) Cat Sebastian<\/a> 8\/10<\/a>
\nThe Turner Series
\nThe Lawrence Browne Affair<\/em><\/a> (2017) Cat Sebastian<\/a> 8\/10<\/a>
\nThe Ruin of a Rake<\/em><\/a> (2017) Cat Sebastian<\/a> 7.5\/10<\/a>
\nBehind These Doors<\/em><\/a> (2018) Jude Lucens<\/a> (Radical Proposals) 7\/10<\/a>
\nThe Boy in the Red Dress<\/em><\/a> (2020) Kristin Lambert<\/a> 6.5\/10<\/p>\n

Audio Book
\n<\/strong>
\nThe Night Watch, Audiobook<\/em><\/a> (1998\/2006\/2010) Sergei Lukyanenko<\/a> translated by Andrew Bromfield, narrated by Paul Michael (Night Watch) 9.5\/10<\/a><\/p>\n

Non-Fiction
\n<\/strong>
\nThe Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History<\/em><\/a> (2004\/2009\/2018) John M. Barry<\/a> \u00a07\/10<\/a><\/p>\n

And now, the stats!<\/p>\n

eBook: 23
\nAudio: 1
\nMultiple Formats: 6
\nRe-read: 17<\/p>\n

\"NPCs\"<\/a>Lots and lots of re-reading this month. In fact, 37% of the books I’ve read this year are re-reads.<\/p>\n

Fantasy: 6
\nMystery: 8
\nRomance: 14
\nBoinking: 11
\nHistorical: 15
\nYA: 3<\/p>\n

The majority of what I read was historical in some form, mostly romance, but a lot of mystery as well.<\/p>\n

Male: 3
\nFemale: 14
\nInitials: 5
\nMale Pseudonym: 1<\/p>\n

Male authors are unlike to catch up with female authors this year, since only 11% of the books I’ve read this year have been by male authors.<\/p>\n

Male: 14
\nFemale: 7
\nEnsemble: 2
\nWhite: 13
\nMinority: 5
\nMinority 2ndary: 5
\nStraight: 8
\nLGBTQ: 14
\nLGBTQ 2ndary: 1<\/p>\n

As far as characters go, guys are edging out gals. Mostly because I’ve been reading a lot of MlM romance.<\/p>\n

And that’s June.<\/p>\n

What have you read recently that was particularly enjoyable?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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